Author Archives: umpleby

Day 4:  The Peanut Butter  Here is a cookie that arguably isn’t Christmas-y.  However, what I like about it is that it brings a unique flavor and look to the cookie tray.  One look at those cross hatch marks on … Continue reading →

Day 3: – The Chocolate Chip Cookie   Legend has it that the origin of the cookie comes from the Toll House Inn when in 1930 Ruth Graves Wakefield was making a batch of cookies and ran out of the … Continue reading →

Day 2  The Black and White  A classic butter cookie with a minimal of ingredients.  One dough has cocoa powder in it and the other does not.   Merge the two together and only your imagination is the limiting factor … Continue reading →